Our Mission

The committed, experienced professionals at Lancaster Eye Institute offer only the greatest quality of care and safety to every one of our patients. Dr. Babak Shabatian has performed thousands of procedures in Southern California using only the most state of the art equipment. At Lancaster Eye Institute, we will address all of your questions and concerns with the highest level of respect and understanding.

Dr. Babak Shabatian

Dr. Babak Shabatian is a board certified ophthalmologist and Physician Owner of Ventura Institute of Ophthalmology and founder and director of Cali Eye and Laser Institute.
Dr. Shabatian attended the University of California in Los Angeles for his undergraduate studies. He earned a degree in Bachelors of Science and graduated with top honors of summa cum laude. He then went on to the prestigious Boston University School of Medicine to earn his Medical Degree, after which he completed an internship in General Surgery at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles California. He completed his ophthalmology residency training in New York at North Shore – Long Island Jewish Hospital, affiliates of New York University Medical Center and Albert Einstein School of Medicine. He was chosen to serve as the Chief Resident in his final year of residency. Dr. Shabatian then completed a sub-specialty Fellowship training in Medical Diseases of Vitreous and Retina at SUNY Downstate / Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn New York.

Our Practice

We at Lancaster Eye Institute are committed, experienced professionals who offer only the greatest quality of care and safety to every one of our patients. Dr. Babak Shabatian has performed thousands of procedures in Southern California using only the most state of the art equipment. At Lancaster Eye Institute, we will address all of your questions and concerns with the highest level of respect and understanding.

What Our Patients Say

Dr. Shabatian is excellent in explaining procedures. He has helped me and my family with our issues, explained our options and put everything at ease. He is a master at what he does. He is very professional and approachable. And he’s very funny. I highly recommend this place for your vision problems.

Thank you, Dr. Shabatian for your expertise and kindness. We were taken great care by Dr. Shabatian and his team. He took his time to thoroughly examine my husband’s eyes after he had a traumatic accident. He ran all the necessary tests to diagnose what was bothering him and explained everything in detail. He’s amazing. […]

Dr. Shabatian is the best!! I saw two other ophthalmologists before I was referred to Dr Shabatian by a friend. I was pleasantly greeted in the front office and after a very short wait I was in the exam room. Dr. Shabatian has excellent bedside manner and is great at what he does. He addressed […]

Dr. Shabatian has been our family ophthalmologist for the past few years. I wish I could give 100 stars for this extraordinary human being. He’s been extremely helpful, genuine and very loving. When it comes to Lasik, THIS is the place to go. This office is the state of the art technology and they explain […]

This was my first time and the staff was very friendly and professional! They explained everything beforehand which was very helpful. It did not take long before I met the doctor and he was professional, he answered all my questions and explained everything also. Definitely would recommend!